AAUW & Louie's CELEBRATE Pay Equity Day in Ashland, Oregon
WOMEN EARN ONLY 77 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR-, 22.04.2010 22:01
"More than 46 years after passage of the Equal Pay Act woman continue to earn only 77 cents on the dollar compared to our counterparts. On Tuesday, April 20th, we are marking this symbolic day when women's wages actually catch up to what men made at the end of 2009!"--this was written on a paper we were handed by three charming greeters at the door on Tuesday upon entering Louie's...
The welcome came from American Society of University Women (AAUW) as the all-women crew (see photos) met us at the door with an invitation for some education and fun. We entered and found a packed house and an atmosphere that felt down-home friendly.
Here are a couple pictures (click to make them bigger) & keep readin' to hear more about Equity Pay Day...
Amanda Casternova (l) Melissa Jensen (r)
Stef Seffinger (l), Alice Mallory (r)
Elaine Sweet
Brenda Gould
Quick Quiz on Pay Equity
Photos...
#1- Amanda is a waitperson and Melissa is Louie's owner
#2- Stef and Alice represent AAUW
#3- Elaine represents AAUW
#4- Brenda is a Louie's customer
#5- Louie's tables each had a quiz about Pay Equity
DISCLAIMER: Rogue Independent Media Center is non-corporate and this is an infomercial for a locally owned business that gets the spotlight for its focus on social justice.
AAUW is the American Association of University Women... 
http://www.aauw.org
The Ashland Chapter of AAUW is 75 years old! Check out their website http://www.aauwashland.org/
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Historic side note: Some of us fondly remember the Log Cabin which decades ago occupied the same space as Louie's. It was a working class biker bar that had peanut shells on the floor, cheap beer and sometimes even a harley hog in the mix... if the walls could talk this side note thread would be scandalous
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On the topic of Pay Equity the following message comes from Jim Alexander who is President of the Southern Oregon Central Labor Council...
April 21, 2010
Talk about forced overtime....Yesterday, women workers finally
caught up with the pay men received last year--three months and
20 days later. Women who work full-time earn only 78 cents for
every dollar men are paid. Over a lifetime that's $700,000. The
Paycheck Fairness Act would help close that gap.
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Equal Pay Day 2010: Women, 78 Cents, Men, $1 http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/F7zQOpS1sBMU/
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Read more important news of the day on the issues working
families care about on AFL-CIO Now: http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/J7zQOpS1sBMo/
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Workers Independent News Service (WINS)
-- -- -- Economic Report -- -- --
The Gender Pay Gap Persists - Worse For Latinas And African-Americans
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, women who work full time still earn on average 77 cents to the dollar that men in similar situations earn.
Click on the link below for complete details.
Read the complete story: http://www.laborradio.org/node/13372
Listen: http://208.185.252.177/laborradio/files/lo/winsheadlines.ram
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AAUW's handout upon entering Louie's 22.04.2010 - 22:54 
Greeters Stef, Alice and Elaine handed this out- Here is the paper trail...>  Homepage:: http://
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